Russia is threatening to retaliate against the West in equal measure if it confiscates Moscow's frozen assets to help Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin seated and speaking into a microphone.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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2 Russian airlines want to keep flying Soviet-era planes, but some of them are so old they're set to be phased out this year

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A Polar Airlines' Antonov An-24 passenger aircraft is serviced at an airport in Yakutsk, Russia.
A Polar Airlines' Antonov An-24 passenger aircraft is serviced at an airport in Yakutsk, Russia.

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Western companies have exited Russia in droves. New companies with owners from China and former Soviet republics are stepping in.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin applauds.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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The Red Sea attacks appear to be hurting traders and suppliers across the globe — but Russia's oil trade with India is still booming

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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A surge of Russian demand has made China the world's biggest car exporter

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A security guard stands watch over high-end cars in China.
One of Xi's public displays of cracking down on corruption included seizing more than 100 high-end cars used by officials.

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Sanctions have not crushed Russia because it's not a state-run economy as the West's 'fairy tales' suggest, says a Russian economist

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Russian President Vladimir Putin applauds.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Russia says it has a hit list of potential targets to seize if the West confiscates its assets to help Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) listens to his press secretary Dmitry Peskov during a visit the Russian Church marking its 100-th jubilee in Brdo pri Kraju, Slovenia, July, 30, 2016.

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Russia's finance minister says the heavily sanctioned country still has enough money to pay for its war in Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) listens to Finance Minister Anton Siluanov (R) during Russian-Chinese meeting in the Grand Kremlin Palace on May 8, 2015 in Moscow,
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Finance Minister Anton Siluanov.

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Putin's top technocrat in charge of shoring up the economy warns that Russia could face more sanctions

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) talks with Economic Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina during a meeting on the Russian automobile industry in Togliatti in the Samara region March 30, 2009

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Russia's central bank boss has issued a warning that the country's wartime economy is at risk of overheating

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Composite of Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina (R)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina.

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